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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
5
The English Room at the Lyons Hotel hosted a Tuesday evening dinner by Mrs. S H Wilds and Mrs. D L Hume honoring the Scales Manly bridal party. Twelve bridesmaids wore attire with white green and silver décor highlighted by silver candelabra lighting.
The map reported diverse weather with no extreme cold, early lows near 10 below in Montana and North Dakota, heavy snow in plateau and central Rockies, eight inches in Salt Lake City and Milford Utah, two inches dep at Elko Nevada, and rain or snow forecast for much of the Midwest. Rain and storm activity extended from Texas to Nebraska with a generally fair Eastern coast and cooler highs in the Carolinas to Virginia.
The American Meat Institute reports wholesale meat prices have fallen about 19 percent from the mid September peak, with retail prices down about 13 percent. The figures cover all grades and weights of beef, lamb, pork and veal based on U S Bureau of Labor Statistics compilations.
Decatur Daily advertises pattern 4826 with sizes 34 to 48 and yardage 378 for size 36. Offers illustrated instructions and a 25 cent pattern order to New York address. Promotes Anne Adams Winter Pattern Book and a 15 cent hosiery case pattern.
Mr and Mrs Robert McGregor and two daughters visit Mrs McGregors Detroit relatives and plan to return January 2. Miss Betty Akers nurse returns Birmingham after holidays with mother Mrs Mable Akers and sister Miss Dorothy Akers. Mr and Mrs Philip Shanks rush to Selma due to Philip J T Shanks Sr illness. Miss Jeanette Golden departs this morning for several days with Betty Jean Spearman.
Mrs C D Lyle praises Colonial Coffee after trying her first pound. Huntsville residents join experts in blind tastings, selecting Colonial for rich pleasing flavor and Antigua content. Colonial offers more quality for its price, delivering popular flavor today.
An advertisement promotes Laura Wheeler improved pattern 852 with sizes 12 14 and 16 18 for crochet projects in a Decatur Daily needlecraft feature. It invites readers to send twenty cents for pattern directions and accompanying illustrations, with orders to The Decatur Daily address in Brooklyn for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog materials.
Birmingham judge Seybourn Lynne spends holidays with his parents while Mrs Lynne visits relatives in Knoxville Tennessee. Mr and Mrs Thomas Robinson of Wilkes-Barre PA stay with George Wallace on Canal Street. Mr and Mrs Amilo Babis and daughter return from Detroit after holiday weekend. Mrs M H Matthews of Chattanooga Tennessee visits her son in law and daughter. Mr and Mrs Ed Price and family are mentioned. The ibis sacred bird of ancient Egypt is related to the stork.
Betty Sue Maughan, seven year old Levon Maughan and their mother in Goodway Alabama faced a fire incident. Seven year old Levon smothered flames with his wool when Betty Sue burst into flames, saving her life though she suffered critical burns.
H. G. Allen longtime postman for a district including the negro section received a generous gift from city route patrons. He said he was grateful and thanked the givers for the unexpected money and kindness this year.
Firemen extinguished two grass fires Monday night with no loss. The first blaze was reported at 6 10 P M in the 600 block of First Avenue West. A second fire occurred at 8 45 P M in the 100 block of Gordon Drive West.
Property transfers listed include Marion to Elizabeth Collier for 2100 dollars and Mary Emma Scott to R A Gamble for 1000 dollars. additional lines reference D L Wallace to W E Morris.
A Dorothy Dix column offers marriage guidance for a young couple arguing over money and leisure, advising compromise and budgeting. It also answers a widow seeking remarriage, noting a childless widow can become a supportive stepmother and that a widower may remarry if a suitable partner is found.
Dorothy Dix explains that equality in love is rare and women tend to cling to husbands while men often drift after marriage. She notes work and ambition cool affection, urging men to begin with high warmth to sustain romance.
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